The day before, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people they “must” stay at home and said that "we will immediately" close some businesses.
Our photographers continued to bring you images and news during the lockdown, and here's a look back at what they witnessed.
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Houses in Blackpool with messages in their windows
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The Wilson and Smith families have put balloons outside their home on West Park Drive in Blackpool to show their support for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic
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The Wilson and Smith families have put balloons outside their home on West Park Drive in Blackpool to show their support for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic
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A couple watch the sunset on St Annes beach
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Year 9 AKS pupil Pippa McGregor has been painting pebbles during the coronavirus pandemic and leaving them around Lytham for people to find and take home with them
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NHS staff observe a minute's silence outside Blackpool Victoria Hospital in honour of key workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus